Welch College Tuition & Open Admission (2026)

Net price / year

$25,263

after grants & scholarships

higher than 62% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

Open admission

accepts most applicants

Graduation rate

57%

within 150% of normal time

lower than 53% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Median earnings

$43,472

4 years after graduating

lower than 89% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Welch College at a glance

What is the tuition at Welch College?: Undergraduate tuition and fees are $21,400 for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is the cost of attendance at Welch College?: The average cost of attendance is $37,072 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at Welch College?: The average net price is $25,263 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Welch College?: This school has open admission: most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
What is the graduation rate at Welch College?: 57% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
How much do graduates of Welch College earn?: The median graduate earns $43,472 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).

Key takeaways

This school has open admission, so most applicants who meet basic requirements are accepted.
It would take about 11.7 years of the earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate to cover the estimated net cost (not counting income forgone while studying).
Graduates earn a median $43,472 four years after finishing, less than 89% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
Net price barely changes with family income: about $25,590 for the lowest-income families and $27,512 for the highest.
Theology and Religious Vocations is the largest field of study here, at 32% of the degrees and certificates awarded.

Tuition and cost of attendance at Welch College

Average net price

$25,263 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$101,052

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $25,590
$30–48k $18,289
$48–75k $23,219
$75–110k $26,783
$110k+ $27,512

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $37,072

Tuition & fees$21,400
Books & supplies$1,200
Room & board$8,668
Other expenses$7,500

Tuition & fees (in-state): $21,400
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $21,400

Welch College acceptance rate and admissions

Open admission

The school admits most applicants who meet basic requirements.

Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Welch College

Graduation rate

57%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

63%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Typical monthly payment

$207

On a standard 10-year federal plan.

Years of earnings premium to cover cost

11.7 years

Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.

Earnings vs debt

4 years after graduating$43,472

1 year after graduating$31,707

Median graduate debt$19,500

High-school graduate median (Tennessee)$34,809

Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.

Debt-to-earnings: 0.4×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Share of pay going to loans: 5.7%
3-year loan default rate: 0%

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 56%

Black students 67%

Hispanic students 33%

Asian students 0%

Pell Grant recipients 59%

All students, same entering cohort: 53%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

Earnings ten years after entry

All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.

Typical range: middle half of students

25th percentile $26,564 · median $42,198 · 75th percentile $58,201

Median by family income

Lowest third of family incomes $37,966

Middle third $45,212

Highest third $42,977

Median by sex

Male students $44,237

Non-male students $37,529

This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.

Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).

Median federal student debt, by group

Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.

By Pell Grant status

Pell Grant recipients $12,000

Not Pell recipients $9,625

By first-generation status

First-generation students $11,697

Not first-generation $11,250

By family income

Family income $0–$30,000 $10,000

Family income $30,001–$75,000 $11,818

Family income over $75,000 $11,599

By gender

Men $11,038

Women $11,758

Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Theology and Religious Vocations 31.9%

Education 17%

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 14.9%

Psychology 10.6%

English Language and Literature/Letters 8.5%

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 4.3%

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4.3%

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology 4.3%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 73%
Black or African American 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino 12.4%
Asian 1.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 3.1%
U.S. nonresident 1.3%
Race and ethnicity unknown 5.8%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 52.2%
Women 47.8%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

17%

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 226
Part-time students: 25%
Receive Pell Grants: 28%
Receive federal loans: 53%
Students per faculty member: 8 : 1
Setting: Suburb

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at Welch College?

For the 2024-25 academic year, Welch College reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $21,400. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at Welch College?

The average cost of attendance at Welch College is $37,072 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $25,263 a year. That is around the middle of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at Welch College get?

28% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 53% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $25,590 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $27,512 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

What is the acceptance rate at Welch College?

Welch College has open admission: it accepts most applicants who meet basic requirements.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Welch College?

57% of first-time, full-time students at Welch College finish within 150% of normal time. 63% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

How much do Welch College graduates earn after graduation?

The median graduate earns $43,472 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $31,707.

Is Welch College worth it?

There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Welch College, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 11.7 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $19,500, about 0.4 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 57% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.

How much debt do Welch College graduates have?

Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $19,500, or about $207 a month on a 10-year plan.

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things